Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-31


A JOYOUS EvENT-wEDDING AT THE CoNGRE-
GATIoNAL CHURCH-THE WEDDING RECEP-
TIoN-MANY BEAUTIFUL GIFTS.
NORTH HAVEN Jan. 29.-The wedding of
Miss Stella B. Tuttle, daughter of Julian w.
Tuttle, and Fred A. Warner, son of Robert
Warner of Hamden, which took place in the
Congregational church on Thursday evening,
January q, was very largely attended, the
church being flied. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. VIM. T. Reynolds. The
happy couple stood under beautiful arch of
evergreens arranged by the Sunday school
teacher and classmates of Miss Stella. The
bride looked charmingly dressed in an i'm
ported costume of soft material of delicate
shade of ecru with an exceedingly long train,
which she managed in very graceful man
ner. The ushers were A. S. Jones of Wal
lingford, w. r. Smith of New Haven, R. J.
Sheperd and 81. Fl. Elliott of North Haven.
Mr.. Elliott Ives, of Hamden, presided at the
organ and furnished excellent and appropri-
ate music.
Immediately after the ceremony q recep-
ton was held at the house of Mr.. futile
where nearly hundred invited guests as
sembled to congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. War
from Wallingford, Cheshire, Hamden, Itch
field, New Britain, New Haven and South
Hadley, Mass.
The presents, which were appropriate as
well as costly, were displayed to good advan-
tage and won the admiration of ALL They
consisted of china dinner and tea set of one
hundred and twenty-five pieces, six solid
silver teaspoons, handsome clock, two
pickle castors, salad bowl and bread
tray, two sets of silver nut-pjcks,
fruit knives and nut crackers, four
sugar spoons, three butter knives, two
solid silver individual tea spoons, an entire
silver tea service, seven pieces, presented by
the Congregational church choir, of which
Miss Tuttle has long been q member, and the
Sunday school class to which she belonged
and c. B. Tuttle, the superintendent of the
school. Silver card receiver, gold lined,
hand-painted brass PLAGUE, one elegant steel
engraving, one plush cabinet picture holder,
one plush and-embroidersd tam
BOURNE, one dozen silver tea spoons in
handsome plush case, one lemonade set:
one pair napkin rings gold inedI, two ma
donnas, one handsome brass-mounted plush
lined picture frame; two glass tea services,
one felt table spread (hand-embroidered),
one :.large ebony music rack, two table
spreads, two eolored glass individual butter
dishes, two elegant mirrors, two Smyrna
rugs, one plush toilet set, one foot quilt
(made and presented by "Aunt Rillyn when
eighty six years old), one hand-painted BAN
ner, one set table mats, two mustard spoons
hand-embroidered linen tray cover, fine
brass mounted match receiver, two Turkish
towels and three fringed towels. a
handsome PLAGUE of rustic work and
stuffed buds, silver; nut.cracker and a
wooden hand-turned match receiver, and
last, but net least, q check for twenty-five
dollars from the brides father and one for
five dollars from her great aunt, Mrs. Blakes-
lee of New Britain.
An excellent supper, chicken sandwiches,
cold tongue, several kinds of cake and coffee,
nuts, oranges and confectionery, furnished
by Mr.. and Mrs. Tuttle, was thoroughly en-
joyed by all and the whole entertainment
pronounced success.